Caption

Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), caterpillar sitting on Wild carrot (Daucus carota), Trupbacher Heide nature reserve with heathland and nutrient-poor grassland, former military training area, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 20, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Burkhard Sauskojus

Reference

BRK25M61_105

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

71,8Mb (4,9Mb) / 20,5in x 13,6in / 6136 x 4091 (300dpi)

Keywords

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